John was born in Sunnyside, Queens, NY and began his entertainment career as a child singer, who performed on the Joe Franklin TV Show several times. He has been a member of the Screen Actors Guild since 1999, taking on minor roles in a few major motion pictures while practicing law full time in New York City.He was a NYC tour guide and has written two NYC trivia books. He co-hosted a cable TV talk show (The New Yorkers) for 98 episodes from 2005-2006. He was a stand-up comic from 2013-2015, performing mostly at The Gotham Comedy Club in New York.John is involved in a TV pilot project filming in Brooklyn (2016).